Rlv. Bas. Sur. 

 Pap. No. 35] 



HOSTERMAN SITE — MILLER 



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Figure 41. — Restoration of vertical rimmed, simple-stamped vessel. 



itself, otherwise, it seems, they would have been more careful in draw- 

 ing the lines of the design (figs. 45 and 46) . 



HANDLES 



Handles on Hosterman vessels are not common (pis. 16, A, a; 17, B ; 

 18, A; 19, A, a). In the main they are of two varieties: strap (19 

 specimens) and horizontal lug (16 specimens). Strap handles, as a 

 rule, are either welded at the lip or are tonguelike elongations of the 

 lip that curve downward a short distance to be welded or riveted to the 

 body of the vessel. On the other hand, there are rare instances when 

 the strap handle may originate just a short distance below the lip, on 

 the upper portion of the rim, and follow the same pattern as the others 

 in their basal attaclmient to the walls of the vessel. Most of the strap 

 handles project horizontally before curving downward to make their 



